In this talk, Rus discusses his work at the Visualization Research Laboratory at Harvard University using a new regime of high resolution imaging, a front-facing 8K 3D 120 degree projection system, and their full class (20) high res VR headset configuration. He explores both the research and pedagogical implications of being able to deliver this type of high-resolution image and data visualization to the classroom and to groups of science researchers. He talks about the lab’s current and future projects using this new capability. He also discusses the implications for the application of these technologies to documentary filmmaking within the academic environment.
Rus Gant is a well-regarded international 3D artist, computer visualization engineer, filmmaker and educator. Currently on the Research staff at Harvard University and the teaching faculty at Tokyo’s Showa Women’s University he is currently pursuing work in the future of real-time 3D computer graphics and virtual reality. He runs the Visualization Research and Teaching Laboratory at Harvard University and is formally the Lead Technical artist for the Giza 3D project at Harvard reconstructing the pyramids, temples and tombs on the Giza Plateau in Egypt in virtual reality. For more than 40 years he has applied his visualization skills to work in computer science, archaeology and museology for some of the world’s leading museums and universities.